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Paint the Peninsula Week 2025
Archival Shelving
FOL Bag recipients
Student Art Show Reception Band
Game time
Tie Dye on the lawn
Wild Suncatchers
Iana Cranewing, owner of Joyful Upcycled with items from Haystack mentorship program
Knitting on Thursdays
Share the Love
Reading
Kneisel Hall
Penny Ricker, teacher at the Blue Hill Consolidated School
Storytime
Manga
Bagpipe storytime
Tim and Kids doing it right
Ukulele Hodgman
Yoga Kids
Peter Boie
Featured Library Events
Paint the Peninsula Fresh Paint Auction
July 14, 2025, 9:00 am
- 5:30 pm, Pearson Room
Paint the Peninsula is back! Stop by the library to see this extensive collection of . . . Details »
Beyond Labels Discussion Group
July 14, 2025, 10:00 am
- 12:00 pm, Howard Room
Beyond Labels is a Blue Hill Peninsula-based group organized as a round table discussion of . . . Details »
Music & Movement Storytime
July 14, 2025, 10:30 am
- 11:30 am, Larchwood Room
Preschool kids and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Jen for our new weekly . . . Details »
Paint the Peninsula Fresh Paint Auction
July 15, 2025, 9:00 am
- 5:30 pm, Pearson Room
Paint the Peninsula is back! Stop by the library to see this extensive collection of . . . Details »
Preschool Storytime
July 15, 2025, 10:30 am
- 11:00 am, Larchwood Room
Join Youth Services Librarian Claire for preschool storytime on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 am. We . . . Details »
Medicinal Plant Walk with Mo Katz-Christy
July 15, 2025, 3:00 pm
- 5:00 pm, Outdoors
Join herbalist Mo Katz-Christy for a meander through Blue Hill on Tuesday July 15 at . . . Details »
Currently on display at BHPL
“Oldstones Photography: Stories of People, Places, and Things” by Geoffrey Huppe
The Blue Hill Public Library will host an exhibit, “Oldstones Photography: Stories of People, Places, and Things,” by Sedgwick photographer Geoffrey Huppe in the Blue Hill Public Library’s Britton Gallery and Howard Room during …Read More »
Exhibition: Blue Hill Maritime History
Ship ahoy! If you’re interested in wooden ships of the 19th century or Blue Hill’s maritime history, you will want to see the current exhibition “Blue Hill Maritime History” at the Blue Hill Public …Read More »
From the Collection of Marjorie Yesley: Birds and Beasts Galore!
A display of animal sculptures and toys from the collection of Marjorie Yesley is in the Larchwood Cases for the months of May and June. Collected over many years, from many different continents, and …Read More »
Upcoming Events / Full Library Calendar
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